Thursday, February 2, 2017

Burton Named Big South Freshman of the Week

After helping the Liberty men's tennis team to a 2-0 start to its spring season, freshman Chase Burton has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week.

Burton
opened up his 2017 season this past Saturday with a pair of doubles
wins and two singles wins over King and Bluefield State at the
Crosswhite Athletic Club in Lynchburg.

Burton picked up a pair of doubles wins and two singles wins over King
and Bluefield State at the Crosswhite Athletic Club in Lynchburg, this
past Saturday.

He teamed with Samuel Brown
for a 7-5 doubles win over King, Saturday afternoon, and took down the
Tornado's Moritz Poswiat, 6-4, 7-5, at No. 1 singles. The Flames
captured the doubles point, and Burton's singles point contributed to
their 5-2 victory over the Tornado.

On Saturday evening, the Naples, Fla., native won at No. 1 doubles with Max Borcuti.
The duo picked up a 6-2 victory over Bluefield State's top pairing of
Anthony Braem and Alexandr Rudenco. Playing at No. 1 singles again,
Burton won in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, over Braem. The Flames swept the
doubles matches from the Big Blues for a point, and Burton's singles
victory helped lift Liberty to a 4-3 triumph.

Burton and the
Flames are back in action this Saturday in the Hill City, as they host
James Madison (1-2) at 1 p.m. at the Crosswhite Athletic Club.

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Hello, I'm Bill Smith.
I'm currently the Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant at Liberty University. I am the primary media contact for Liberty field hockey, lacrosse, and men's and women's tennis. I am also working towards my master's in sport management and plan on completing it by May of 2018.